Every musician of the past 50 years wanted to be like the Beatles, but the Beatles all really wanted to be Texas' Buddy Holly. They even stole the idea for their band name from Holly's backup band, The Crickets. less

Every musician of the past 50 years wanted to be like the Beatles, but the Beatles all really wanted to be Texas' Buddy Holly. They even stole the idea for their band name from Holly's backup band, The ... more

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Being a Texan is the best kind of American you can be

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Do you consider yourself a Texan or an American?

Both, probably – but in a new poll by the Texas Tribune, more than half of Texans age 18-44 say they consider themselves a Texan first and an American second.

For Texans of all ages, the number who put state before country was a little lower – only about 1 in 4.

More by the numbers:

– Men were more likely than women to put Texas first: 32 percent to 23 percent.

– Hispanic Texans were more likely than Anglos to identifty as Texan first: 33 percent to 27 percent.